Blog

Weekly Market Commentary 2-21-12   Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company     There has been a lot of talk about a slowdown in the Chinese economy. A slowdown which could have possible broad based implications as China is the third largest global economy (behind the… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 2-13-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Markets have been on a rip roaring rally these last few weeks. The S&P 500 was up 4.48% in January and is up 6.98% YTD. Under normal circumstances coming off a year like last year where returns… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 2-6-11 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company Is Facebook worth it? Without a doubt, this will be the biggest question we get asked as advisors over the coming weeks. So, could investing in Facebook once it becomes publically traded be the… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 1-30-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company A few things happened this week that give significant clarity around the winners and losers in our economy this coming year. Event 1: As expected, the Federal Reserve announced no change in… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 1-23-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company There appears to be no shortage of earnings pessimism this quarter. According to the Wall Street Journal, analysts now expect earnings to grow 7.8% year-on-year, down from their expectations… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 1-17-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company For the first time since WWII, the US Debt has increased above 100% of GDP. While this is a troubling number, it's not as relevant in the short run as another number, 71.06%, the percentage of… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 1-10-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company For just once I would like a piece of economic data without strings attached. I long for the olden days of the 1990's when everything just pointed up and you hardly had to think as an investor.… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 1-3-12 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company The start of the year has me preparing for meetings with endowment and foundation committees as well as strategic planning meetings for our firm. In general, I take a macro view on key themes that… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 12-27-11 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company It's that time of year when everyone in my business tries, in earnest, to predict the markets for next year. I've spoken to some of these professionals and my takeaway is that they (still)… More >>

Weekly Market Commentary 12-15-11 Tim Phillips, CEO – Phillips and Company While Europe has been grabbing all the headlines winning our "Grim Reaper" award, there has been one country quietly accumulating some momentum, the United States. The U.S. has been posting… More >>